Sec. 4.2. (a) If an applicant for a license or a renewal of a license issued under this chapter does not regularly conduct business at an address at which the applicant usually can be contacted in Indiana, the applicant shall include with the applicant’s application a written appointment of a registered agent for service of process, notice, or demand.

     (b) The appointment in subsection (a) must be accompanied by a written acceptance of the appointment by the registered agent.

     (c) The registered agent must be an individual who is a resident of Indiana or a corporation whose principal place of business is located in Indiana.

     (d) The appointment must be made in the form and manner prescribed by the director.

     (e) If a registered agent resigns or relocates from Indiana or the applicant revokes the registered agent’s appointment, the applicant shall:

(1) immediately notify the director in writing not later than thirty (30) days before the resignation, relocation, or revocation; and

(2) file with the director a written appointment of another registered agent, along with a written acceptance of the appointment signed by the registered agent.

     (f) If a registered agent dies or is incapacitated, the applicant shall:

(1) immediately notify the director in writing of the death or incapacity;

(2) not later than thirty (30) days after the death or incapacity, appoint another registered agent; and

(3) file with the director a written appointment of the other registered agent, along with a written acceptance of the appointment signed by the registered agent.

     (g) Failure to comply with this section is grounds for denial, suspension, or revocation of a license.

As added by P.L.145-2017, SEC.4.